South Charleston, WV water hardness

Tap water hardness
41mg/L
2.4gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · October 2024

WV typical
106 mg/L
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in South Charleston carries roughly 41 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.4 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (October 2024).

South Charleston on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+WV typical 106Charleston: 41 mg/LCharleston 41Fairmont: 55 mg/LFairmont 55Brookhaven: 91 mg/LBrookhaven 91Clarksburg: 104 mg/LClarksburg 104Wheeling: 106 mg/LWheeling 106Parkersburg: 114 mg/LParkersburg 114Bridgeport: 122 mg/LBridgeport 122Morgantown: 123 mg/LMorgantown 123Huntington: 137 mg/LHuntington 137New Martinsville: 228 mg/LNew Martinsville 228South Charleston 41mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+WV 106Charleston: 41 mg/LCharleston 41Clarksburg: 104 mg/LClarksburg 104Parkersburg: 114 mg/LParkersburg 114Bridgeport: 122 mg/LBridgeport 122Huntington: 137 mg/LHuntington 137New Martinsville: 228 mg/LNew Martin. 22841 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 41 mg/L, South Charleston is 65 mg/L below the typical West Virginia figure of 106. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 41 mg/L in Charleston to 228 in New Martinsville.

What 41 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 41 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for South Charleston's water system

We could not match South Charleston to a community water system in EPA's records. Your water bill or the yearly Consumer Confidence Report names the system and its ID.

Questions

Is South Charleston water hard?

No. It measures about 41 mg/L (2.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in South Charleston in grains per gallon?

About 2.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 41 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.4.

Nearby cities

All 14 cities in West Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, October 2, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.